2021-22 NBA "REGULAR" SEASON THREAD

All-Star guard Ben Simmons is expected to come early to the 76ers shootaround on Friday morning to discuss his playing status with organizational leadership, sources tell ESPN. Sixers play the Nets on ESPN and team is still hopeful that Simmons will participate in shootaround.

— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) October 21, 2021

Sources in the Sixers organization tell me Ben Simmons is a crumb bum.

Daryl Morey on @975TheFanatic: "Would you rather eliminate what people perceive to be a distraction, or would you rather have better playoff odds? I'll take playoff odds...Whatever we have to deal with that helps the Philadelphia 76ers win the title, we'll do it."

— Derek Bodner (@DerekBodnerNBA) October 21, 2021

ok!

“If we can trade Ben Simmons for a difference maker, we will do it” - @dmorey to @975TheFanatic

He said fans should be prepared to buckle in “for a very long time” because right now he can only trade Ben for role players.

— Harrison Sanford (@HarrisonSanford) October 21, 2021

A very good way to win during Joel's prime is to burn 35 mil every year for four years.

Daryl Morey's definitely has some model that tells him You Can't Win A Championship Without Two Superstars and he's gonna boom his whole franchise rather than trade Ben Simmons for some solid players who would absolutely make the 76ers better.

— Tom Ley (@ToLey88) October 21, 2021

i do think morey is right in that the organization that turned jimmy butler into al horford into danny green can’t really let more talent get out the door.

if theyre going to hold out they should just pay him and let him be away from the team is how i break it down

correct

this continual fining doesnt lead anywhere good

Doesn't it save the team a shitload of money without affecting any of the other players at all?

well what if he decides to perform the minimum effort to not get fined 50% ben simmons isnt helping your cause, or he fakes an injury and you still fine him then youre what dealing with lawyers

not to mention the insane vibes hit the team is taking right now

bad pr for future free agents

potential trade partners seeing an org in crisis

They should have taken the Spurs deal. If Morey thinks Dejounte is a “role player” that’s his business but he’s about to hear about players who actually are

what was the spurs deal

I don't see how sending Simmons home but keeping him on the roster fixes the vibe issues. They'll still get media questions about it until he's gone.

Doesn't it save the team a shitload of money without affecting any of the other players at all?

― reggae mike love (polyphonic), Thursday, October 21, 2021 5:10 PM (nine minutes ago)

the team doesn't actually need the money. they're just making a point

I'm fine with making a point and I'm skeptical Simmons is going to take the floor no matter what the Sixers do.

Text from my buddy in Philly:

"I hope Simmons plays at least one home game."

I don't see how sending Simmons home but keeping him on the roster fixes the vibe issues. They'll still get media questions about it until he's gone.

― reggae mike love (polyphonic), Thursday, October 21, 2021 5:19 PM (seven minutes ago) bookmarkflaglink

idk having a weird negative guy at practice cant be great

Morey on his timeline: "You're going to think I'm kidding, I'm not. This could (go on for) 4 years. ... We're in the prime of Joel's career...Either Ben Simmons is playing for us, or we have to get back a difference maker."

— Derek Bodner (@DerekBodnerNBA) October 21, 2021

Simmons and Morey truly deserve each other

morey is obvs bluffing but also i have no idea how long hes really willing to let this go, one would think ownership will pull the plug before he does

Simmons for Kyrie, which side actually says no at this moment in time? Both teams would be trading a hypothetical player for one who would actually take the floor! I guess probably sixers say no bc Morey

Simmons is unvaccinated, right? I guess he might take the vax to get out of Dodge though.

it does seem like destiny

If Kyrie follows through on his threat to retire if traded, then I guess then the Sixers would be able to sign a guy next year.

I still can't believe that both those situations went completely unresolved into the regular season, that never actually happens in professional sports

The Sixers have listed Joel Embiid as questionable with right knee soreness for tomorrow’s game against the Nets, Ben Simmons as doubtful with “return to competition reconditioning” and Shake Milton and Grant Riller as out. Kyrie Irving is the only Net on the injury report.

— Tim Bontemps (@TimBontemps) October 21, 2021

I still can't believe that both those situations went completely unresolved into the regular season, that never actually happens in professional sports

― frogbs, Thursday, October 21, 2021 5:40 PM (three minutes ago) bookmarkflaglink

strange times

even pros lying flat

Story going round is that the Simmons saga is actually bringing the team closer together (other than Simmons obv).

Embiid sitting out the 2nd game would be too on the nose. We need new writers.

Speaking of nba team dysfunction...

https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/32443902/former-dallas-mavericks-executive-haralabos-voulgaris-compares-franchise-dysfunction-high-school-drama

Voulgaris noted that the Mavericks had not had a front office employee get hired in a more prominent role by another franchise during Nelson's two-decade tenure as president of basketball operations.

yikes

the nba is back baby

Celtics-Knicks got a 4.0 rating in Boston, 3.5 in New York. It's ESPN's most-watched Wednesday season-opening game in 18 years, according to Nielsen.

— Chad Finn (@GlobeChadFinn) October 21, 2021

Simmons listed his house in NJ lol

https://www.trulia.com/p/nj/moorestown/9-miller-ct-moorestown-nj-08057--2007421004

https://i.imgur.com/rbnXEai.png

Lmaooooo

delon wright on the floor vs the mavs triggering a haralabob revenge game

I see the new point of emphasis doesn't apply to Trae Young.

Mavericks best org in sports

Miami nightlife with a big W tonight I think

the step down from carlisle to kidd might be a doozie for the mavs

bucks looking like the first team to play 2 games this year and not really caring if they win or lose this game

Dang the Mavs are getting run

Just checked the Bucks score and uhhh what

they only play good now if you give them rings before the game, theyre spoiled

Finally the league has a coach who can shut down Luka Doncic

— John Hollinger (@johnhollinger) October 22, 2021